Independent Women's Football League

The Independent Women's Football League (IWFL) was a full-contact Women's American football league that was founded in 2000, began play in 2001, and played its last season in 2018. Laurie Frederick, Deborah DelToro, and K Disney were the league's founders.

Independent Women's Football League
SportWomen's American football
Founded2000
No. of teamsnone (0) for 2019 season
CountriesUnited States
Most recent
champion(s)		IWFL League-- Houston Energy
Founders Bowl winner-- San Antonio Regulators
Affiliate Bowl winner-- No game played
Most titlesSacramento Sirens (3)
Official websiteiwflsports.com

The players weren't paid to play; on the contrary, players had to contribute funds to cover part of their expenses.[1]

2019 Season Teams

Central Division
Team Location Home Field

Pacific Division
Team Location Home Field

Expansion 2020/ Inactive Teams
Team Location Home Field
Austin Yellow Jackets Austin, Texas
North County Stars Carlsbad, California
Rialto Rebels San Bernardino, California
Rogue Valley Elements Grants Pass, Oregon
Sacramento Sirens Sacramento, California
San Antonio Regulators San Antonio, Texas
San Diego Shockwave San Diego, California
So Cal Scorpions Temecula, California
South Texas Lady Crushers Corpus Christi, Texas
Temecula-Hemet Heroines Hemet, California Also in Temecula, CA
Ventura Black Widows Ventura, California Also in Oxnard, California
West Texas Lady Hurricanes El Paso, Texas

Former IWFL teams playing elsewhere

Champions

Tier I
  • 2001 — Austin Outlaws – Champion by record
  • 2002 — New York Sharks 24, Austin Outlaws 4
  • 2003 — Sacramento Sirens 41, New York Sharks 30
  • 2004 — Sacramento Sirens 29, New York Sharks 27
  • 2005 — Sacramento Sirens 9, Atlanta Xplosion 7
  • 2006 — Atlanta Xplosion 21, Detroit Demolition 14
  • 2007 — Detroit Demolition 17, Atlanta Xplosion 7
  • 2008 — Dallas Diamonds 35, Chicago Force 29
  • 2009 — Kansas City Tribe 21, D.C. Divas 18
  • 2010 — Boston Militia 39, Sacramento Sirens 7
  • 2011 — Atlanta Ravens 24, California Quake 22
  • 2012 — Montreal Blitz 28, Sacramento Sirens 27
  • 2013 — Carolina Phoenix 14, Houston Energy 0[2]
  • 2014 — Pittsburgh Passion 41, Houston Energy 7
  • 2015 — Pittsburgh Passion 41, Utah Falconz 37
  • 2016 — Utah Falconz 49, Minnesota Vixen 6
  • 2017 — Utah Falconz 35, Austin Yellow Jackets 18
  • 2018 — Houston Energy 34, Nevada Storm 0

Tier II
  • 2008 — Montreal Blitz 26, Clarksville Fox 6
  • 2009 — Wisconsin Warriors 42, Montreal Blitz 14
  • 2010 — Montreal Blitz 9, Bay Area Bandits 2
  • 2011 — Seattle Majestics 20, New England Intensity 0

Founders Bowl
  • 2012 — Carolina Phoenix 27, Portland Shockwave 0
  • 2013 — Montreal Blitz 55, Arlington Impact 8 [3]
  • 2014 — Madison Blaze 31, Baltimore Nighthawks 14
  • 2015 — Carolina Phoenix 32, Madison Blaze 9
  • 2016 — Carolina Phoenix 20, Carson Bobcats 12
  • 2017 — Colorado Freeze 27, San Antonio Regulators 6
  • 2018 — San Antonio Regulators 30, Tulsa Threat 0

Affiliate Bowl
  • 2012 — Carolina Queens 18, Colorado Sting 0
  • 2013 — Carolina Queens 28, San Antonio Regulators 14
  • 2014 — Carolina Queens 28, Minnesota Vixens 22
  • 2015 — Detroit Pride 24, San Antonio Regulators 22
  • 2016 — Maine Mayhem 48, Knoxville Lightning 0

See also
  • List of leagues of American football

References
  1. "Inside the world of women's tackle football — where women pay to play", Yahoo Finance, Mandi Woodruff, March 30, 2016.
  2. "Montreal Blitz are the 2012 IWFL World Champions!". Iwflsports.com. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  3. "Carolina Phoenix are the 2012 IWFL Founders Bowl Champs!". Iwflsports.com. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
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